West Dorset Wind Farm (12.5 MW)
West Dorset Wind Farm is a 12.5 MW wind farm project in Dorset, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application withdrawn on 23 October 2015; the record was last updated on 5 November 2015.
12.5 MWwind farm
application withdrawnstatus in REPD
5 November 2015record last updated
Dorsetcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 27 May 2014 | Application submitted |
| 23 October 2015 | Application withdrawn |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 12.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application withdrawn
- Record last updated
- 5 November 2015
- Operator or applicant
- West Dorset Wind Energy
- Planning authority
- Dorset
- Planning application reference
- WD/D/14/000885
- Turbines
- 5
- Address (REPD)
- farmland south west of Milborne St Andrew, north of Tolpuddle and north east of Puddletown
- Council area (by location)
- Dorset
- REPD reference
- 4428
Earlier applications for this site
| Application | MW | Submitted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Dorset Wind Farm 1/D/13/000183 | 12.5 | 6 February 2013 | withdrawn 24 October 2013 |
Who decides
| Applications | Dorset | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 125 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 23 (18%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 15 of 105 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 5 of 5 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 3 of 15 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 19.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 6 / 6 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crossways Pit Solar Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.7 |
| Blandford Hill - EV Charging Station & Solar Farm | solar farm | 15 | approved, not built | 6.8 |
| Bourne Park (Solar) | solar farm | 5 | operational | 7.4 |
| Blandford Hill Wind Farm | wind farm | 12 | refused | 7.5 |
| Holly Farm Solar Park | solar farm | 5 | operational | 7.9 |
| Yellowham solar park | solar farm | 20 | refused on appeal | 8.1 |
| Part Bushes Farm | wind farm | 24.8 | refused | 8.2 |
| Woolbridge Solar Park | solar farm | 5 | operational | 9.1 |
| Slyer's Lane | wind farm | 18 | refused | 9.4 |
Status and dates as recorded in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract); the database is compiled from public sources and can lag behind council decisions. Location: REPD grid reference (50.7576, -2.2941).